WEEK NINE: Baby has a Home

It's been an intense ride these past few weeks. We have gotten and lost the house we were trying to buy numerous times. Last night we officially closed and walked away with keys in hand. I can't wait to get our home ready for all of us and for this new wee one. I'm very ready to be settling in instead of unsettling my life (e.g., unpacking is a whole lot more fun than packing!).

This is week nine and it hasn't been the most pleasant. I am getting increasingly "sick." It's quite exhausting. Kyle continues to be sweet as you can imagine to me. Creed has SIX teeth coming in so he's out of sorts, but he has been extra snugly and extra sleepy so that's working in my favor. :)

Last night at church I'm told he was going up to the tiny baby and gently rubbing her leg and saying "bebe." :) He continues to kiss my tummy, though he has to pull my shirt up first and kiss my skin. We asked him the other night if he wants a brother or a sister, and he said "sis!" What a sweet big brother! We'll see if he's got his grandpa's gift of "knowing these things."

The Switch

Well, I have officially requested all my prenatal records be transferred to Labor of Love, our local birthing center. Kyle and I both feel this is the best decision for this new little one--or at least the direction we should head in. We have our first appointment there in about a month. I am excited about the potential differences in the experience with Baby.

I bought a changing table from craigslist! I have wanted a "real" changing table since Creed was born. It's fun to plan for this next arrival. With the possibility of us getting our house, I'm once again dreaming of nursery wall paint! ;) I have big ideas of making Creed's room "day" and the baby's room "night." We'll see how that goes.

Having good and bad moments/days. I just put 10 DVDs on hold at our library so I will have some distraction from the monotony of laying on the couch feeling disgusting. :)

Kyle is phenomenal. He has kept up with the dishes I deem "too gross to deal with." And he is a super-duper carrier of laundry baskets.

6 weeks and counting!

We had our sonogram today to see how old Baby is. Just 6 weeks! Which means my symptoms are showing a lot earlier than they did with Creed. I think I may be in for a rough go of it.

Baby is 0.35cm long. We got to see and hear the tiny heartbeat--precious! Creed started clapping. ;) You can see the sound waves for the heartbeat at the bottom of this next pic:


Estimated Due Date: February 3, 2011!

Labor of Love

We had our orientation at Labor of Love (LOL) and really enjoyed it. I had been feeling a check in my spirit about the whole birthing center bit (not sure why since I've always been a fan) but I felt like it was lifted during our meeting. We're going to be praying a lot about this over the next few days to see what God would have for us.

Kyle is more excited about the birthing center than I am. He is so cute. I love how involved and supportive he is in my life and the things that are important to me.

Tomorrow morning we will find out how much LOL will cost with our insurance (yes, our insurance now covers birthing centers and home births!).

Take II

Woo hoo! We are super excited that a new Little Baby Truman is en route.

A few weeks ago I was thinking about how bad Kyle's breath had been for a few days and wondering what was going on with him. Then I thought about the cup of coffee he had made me the previous Sunday morning and how gross it was. I had thought the cream had gone bad, but he tasted it and insisted it tasted normal. And then I thought... hmm, I should take a pregnancy test.

The two times in my life that I have taken a pregnancy test and then forgotten about it before the 5 min needed to get the results are up, it has been positive. :)

Little Baby, you were discovered on May 25th. We're not sure how old you are yet--we went to our first doctor visit and the sonographer was out so we're going back this week. We are so excited about you and can't wait to hold you in our arms!

Not so little!

My baby boy is 6 months and one week old today. Time is flying--as everyone promised us it would be.

Little Baby Truman is not so little anymore. Creed had his 6 mo. check up yesterday and came in at 17 lbs. 15 oz. and 27 in. Chunker!

He sits very well now unless he is handicapped by a giant cloth diaper. :) I am convinced he would crawl if he realized he can do it. He is very proficient at making his way around... and around... and around in circles on the living room floor. And in his crib. I have known he would be an on-the-move sleeper ever since I felt him in my belly.

Creed has been eating solid food for a little over 2 months now. He currently has 3 tbsp. of oatmeal and 2.5 oz of a veggie for breakfast, 2.5 oz of a veggie for lunch, and 1/4 c of mixed cereal and another 2.5 oz for dinner. That's all on top of 24-32 oz of milk.

He likes almost everything. His favorites are avocado and sweet potatoes. His least favorites are peas, carrots and chicken. That leaves us with apples, bananas, pears, squash and green beans. He loves fruit but he always spits it up later on so we are stuck in veggie land right now. Tomorrow we are going to try peaches for the first time.

Swinging Along

PHOTO: All dressed up for church on Mother's Day. Kyle brought Creed in to wake me up and Creed and I both had breakfast in bed. Kyle made a cheese ball and brought it to me on a tray with crackers, chocolate covered almonds, a Mother's Day balloon and a framed photo of my two favorite men. And, Creed made me a card! :) We had a great, relaxing day and then Kyle made me dinner while I watched the season finale of The Amazing Race. It was a perfect first Mother's Day!

Creed is asleep in his swing right now--the only place I can get him to nap during the day (besides in my arms or next to me in bed). It's funny because at night we lay him in his bed while he is still awake and he coos himself to sleep in a matter of minutes, but during the day he won't have it. I think he just wants to hang out with me.

Speaking of bed, Creed has been sleeping more than through the night for a week now. 8-10 hours of continuous nighttime sleep. I'm not sure who decided that sleeping through the night is technically 6 hours for babies (he had done that for a long time), but I'm glad we have exceeded that amount. I was thinking this would give me time to get some stuff done around the house, but it mostly has given me time to catch up on my own Zzzzs. :)

Creed is growing. I'm not sure exactly how tall he is because at his 2 month appointment they said he was 19.5 inches--which was definitely off since he was 21 at his 1 month check-up! He is weighing in at 8lbs and 2oz. The doc will continue to track Creed's weight since he is lighter-than-the-average-bear, but he said there is absolutely no reason to be concerned. After seeing Kyle, the doc marked down in Creed's chart that he is tall and skinny like his dad. :) I now have a laundry basket full of clothes that he has out grown.

Besides getting bigger, Creed is changing almost daily. His eyelashes are darker now and are long and curly. His hair color is almost exactly the same as mine and looks almost red in the sunlight. We have been bathing him nightly before tucking him in and he LOVES it. He took a shower with me the other night and kept sticking his tongue out and trying to get some of the water in his mouth. Creed talks a lot more; especially when he is alone in his swing or bouncy chair. His favorite jabber is "A-goo!" He is also irrupting into brilliant smiles and I've gotten two laughs so far. When he is in the mood, you can tickle him and get him going. Last night I had him on his tummy on the floor and he not only held his head up steady, but pushed his whole chest off the floor with his arms. He looked like he was doing girl push-ups. :)

Creed also got baby-sat for the first time. Last week we left him with our friend Rachel for 2 hours while we played tennis, got smoothies, picked up some groceries, and generally rejoiced to be alone together without interruption.

I must away to get somethings done before it's time to feed my little man again. Here are some pics of smile time in his swing.